Publican verbally and physically assaulted in Ballina

Fri, Nov 14, 2008

A 35-year-old father of five who called a publican a “whore” after being refused entry, and assaulted the same publican a month later, appeared at Ballina District Court on Tuesday along with a 36-year-old man who allowed his 16-year-old son to drive him home as he was drunk.

Lucky Mayo Prize Bond holder wins €500,000

Fri, Nov 14, 2008

A lucky Prize Bond holder from Mayo has scooped the monthly Prize Bond jackpot of €500,000. The €500,000 is awarded every month and this month’s winning bond was purchased in 2001.

Castlebar salons targeted

Fri, Nov 14, 2008

Three Castlebar salons have been targeted in a spate of break-ins in the county town.

Holmes criticises NRA's €216m budget cut

Fri, Nov 14, 2008

Mulranny Independent Councillor Michael Holmes has criticised the Government for cutting the National Roads Authority's budget for 2009 by €216 million.

Ballyhaunis break-in

Fri, Nov 14, 2008

Sometime before Monday November 10 at 9am five televisions and copper pipes were taken from Gallagher Builder Providers in Ballyhaunis.

Government announce new initiative to sort Corrib gas issue

Fri, Nov 07, 2008

The long rumbling saga of the Corrib gas project was given some fresh impetus yesterday when Minister of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív along with Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resource Éamon Ryan announced a new initiative to resolve the issue.

County Council convicted for sewage leak into river

Fri, Nov 07, 2008

Mayo County Council were convicted and fined at Castlebar District Court this week after summonses were issued by another government body against them. Under the Fisheries Act, the North Western Regional Fisheries Board brought proceedings against the council after deleterious waste matter was permitted to fall into the Castlebar River in January of this year. Mayo County Council pleaded guilty to the summons for the offence on January 24 of this year.

Council deny existence of €22m bank account

Fri, Nov 07, 2008

Claims that Mayo County Council are sitting on €22 million worth of unspent development levies in a bank account have been rejected by a senior council official this week.

Death of local democracy at crux of development plan issue

Fri, Nov 07, 2008

The five-member delegation from Mayo County Council which met with the Oireachtas Committee for Environment, Heritage and Local Government left Government buildings on Tuesday night happy that they had put forward their best case for the retention of the new Mayo County Development Plan. The issue of the plan has rumbled on since it was adopted in April unanimously by the 31 elected members of Mayo County Council, with a number of submissions and changes put forward by the Minister for Environment, John Gormley, and his department and issued on his behalf by County Manager Des Mahon.

Death of popular Castlebar Order of Malta officer

Fri, Nov 07, 2008

Castlebar was saddened during the week when the death was announced of popular Castlebar man John Cunningham, Breaffy Road, Castlebar. Mr Cunningham was a leading figure in the Order of Malta in the town for the past four decades and held the position of officer in charge as well as the captain of the Castlebar unit.

Knock man smoked heroin in vicinity of petrol station

Fri, Nov 07, 2008

A 31-year-old man from Knock who was caught smoking heroin outside a filling station in Castlebar pleaded guilty at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

Mayo class sizes biggest in country

Fri, Nov 07, 2008

Fine Gael Mayo Deputy John O’Mahony has found out through a parliamentary question that 2007/2008 school year figures show two classes in Mayo of 40 pupils or over and 2,065 with between 30 and 39 pupils. Since this is the situation before Fianna Fáil’s budget cutbacks come into effect, Deputy O’Mahony said the future for Mayo schools looked very bleak.

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